Monday, February 19 2007
The Soul of John Black: The Good Girl Blues
The red-gloved lady on the liner front evokes the old sexist “when she’s bad, she’s wonderful” line rather than any conventional goodness. As for the…
Friday, February 16 2007
Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Latin-Arabia
A conversation. World Music Network Overlord, Phil Stanton: I am sad. Minions, gladden me. Minion no. 1: Latin-Arabian music will make you happy, O Lord.…
Delbert McClinton: Live from Austin, TX
Lubbock, Texas native Delbert McClinton has been serving up a steamy mess of soulful country blues since the ‘50s and still rocks out today. However…
Amy Duncan: Pilgrimage
Amy Duncan won’t bowl you over with a strong voice, but there’s an almost jazzy quality in her British folk/singer-songwriter songs that makes you want…
Tia Carrera: self-titled
When the best you can say for an album is that one track incorporates an organ, there's something wrong.
Various Artists: Rocky Balboa
Much like the fictional Rocky character, this movie music has staying power.
Thursday, February 15 2007
Starless & Bible Black: Starless & Bible Black
Bridging British folk tradition, jazzy chord changes and electronic distortion, the debut album from this French/UK trio fluctuates between good and very good. Singer Hélène…
Fats Domino: Live from Austin, TX
No one embodies that New Orleans rock and roll sound more than Fats Domino. He had his first hits way back in the early ‘50s…
Various Artists: Elaste Vol. 1: Slow Motion Disco
Aah, the good old, blissful nights spent dancing to the far-out electronic sounds at the Discoteca Cosmic on the Adriatic Coast of Italy in the…
Tor Lundvall: Empty City
The predominant image that appears when listening to Empty City is that of a dark, blacklight-laden, smoke-filled apartment at 4:30 in the morning.
Sauce Boss: Florida Blues
A good word for this, stirring! Sauce Boss (Bill Wharton) plays and cooks with guitar and stove and voice. Is this a selection from various…
Wednesday, February 14 2007
Softlightes: Heart Made of Sound EP
Softlightes may still be Modular’s '07 Big Hope, but last year’s digital-only EP Heart Made of Sound failed to gather the necessary momentum over in blogdom to generate a whole heap of buzz for their February debut long-player.
Donal Clancy: Close to Home
Donal follows in the family tradition (the son of Liam) of performing marvelous acoustic Irish folk music. This Clancy plays acoustic guitar, an instrument not…
Artist Unknown: Present
This German techno/dance/electro outfit hasn’t been heard from in a while, but this album, released through Datapunk member Anthony Rother’s label, is filled with adventurous…
Memphis the Band: Radio
Scott Morgan, lead singer of Memphis the Band, has a voice pitched somewhere between the southern-rock inflection of Black Crows front man Chris Robinson and…
Tuesday, February 13 2007
Michael Mayer: Immer 2
Don't give up on trance just yet. Michael Mayer's mix on Immer 2 will take you where you want to go.
Neotropic: Prestatyn
Ninja Tune alum Riz Maslen’s latest effort, three tracks of ambient pastoralism (pastoral ambiance?) that at 30 minutes are more than a stopgap but less…
